Friday, June 29, 2012

These strawberry cookies are really good and are so pretty. They would be great to make at valentines day since they are pink.

Ingredients:

1 strawberry cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 vegetable oil

1/2 cup coconut

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

In a medium bowl, mix together the vegetable oil and eggs. Add in the strawberry cake mix and the coconut. Roll the cookie dough into balls and place them about 2inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

So lately Aubree seems to be going through more and more diapers. I've been going back and forth between brands. We normally buy what is the cheapest. I'm starting to notice which brands are actually worth what you pay for and which ones aren't even worth buying just because they are cheaper. I really like Pampers. That's what the NICU that Aubree stayed in were using and I've bought many packs of them. I haven't had her leak out of them yet and they last a good while. Huggies are ok. I don't like them nearly as much as the Pampers but Ive been using coupons on those and was getting them for a really good price. Lord, let me tell ya ll about the Walmart brand diapers. They are terrible. Just in the last week Aubree has leaked out a handful of times. And its not like she has been in that diaper all day. Ill change her and about half an hour later that diaper is so puffy and disgusting. I wouldn't recommend them at all. When i finish this box of them, I will never purchase them ever again. So I know Ive always been told that name brand doesn't matter but in this case I do believe it does.

So Yummy! If I wasn't on a diet the whole batch would've been gone in a hot minute :)

Ingredients:

1 cup extra crunchy peanut butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup Rice Krispies cereal

1 tablespoon butter

1 pkg. coconut

Mix the peanut butter and butter. Then add in the Rice Krispies and powdered sugar. Roll the mixture into balls. Make a glaze out of water and some powdered sugar. Dip the balls in the glaze and roll in the coconut.

OMG! Let me tell you these cookies are delicious. They are copy cats of the Harris Teeter Bakery ones. Except a heck of a lot cheaper and homemade :)

Ingredients:

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter/margarine

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/8 tsp baking soda

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups coconut

1 cup pecans

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and butter/margarine. Add the sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda. Beat until combines, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in the flour. Stir in, by hand, the coconut and pecans.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are golden.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Yesterday was Father's Day. Now normally you would get a super cheesy card for the father that's from the kid and the dad would gloat over it like the world was in that card. But since Aubree has no father in her life we didn't do any such thing. I consider myself her father, I mean I take care of her 24/7 without any help from the person who should be helping me. He hasn't been around since she was born. I've replaced that role as her father.

She has an Uncle Jake who I know she will love when she grows up. He is so cute with her. He will carry her around and make funny faces at her and everything its sweet. I know she will look up to him when she gets older and see how great of a father he is to his own son and she will see that not all men are like her father. :)

I do hope one day to find a husband that will love Aubree as much as I do and that will be a father to her. I know I have high hopes and that I should probably set my standards and dreams lower, but I just want Aubree to have the best life possible. I want her to have a ton of people in her life who want nothing more then for her to be happy and love on her. All of this was part of God's plan for her and I and I know he wouldn't give me this situation unless he knew I could handle it. I thank God everyday that he did put me in this situation because I realized how strong of a person I am. I love Aubree more then life itself and I would do anything for her. She is my world.

So to all the single moms out in the world, Happy Father's Day. No one really thinks to acknowledge us one this day because we aren't a man. But we are stronger then anyone else because we are doing everything by ourselves. Whether the dad be a dead-beat, or tragically passed away, we are still the ones who have to hold the family together and work harder then ever to provide the best lives we can for our children.﻿

This is just a cute little video of Aubree from the other day when we went out to eat with her Nana and Auntie Erin. She seems to have just discovered her tongue, so lately she is always licking everything. We put her on our shoulder to burp her and she'll start licking you and drooling everywhere.

This is a fast, easy and cheap way to get the blackheads off your nose. I tried it and it was amazing the results were incredible. I'm going to start doing this every few days!

1 teaspoon of gelatin

1 teaspoon of milk

Mix them together and put it in the microwave for about 10 seconds or until it turns into a thick paste.

Use a q-tip or an old make-up brush and apply it to your nose. Make sure it is not to hot or you will burn your nose. Leave it on for 10 minutes and then peel it off. It smells terrible but it does work.

These cheese crackers are incredible!!!! I think that they taste better then cheez-its!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese

4 tablespoons unsalted butter (i used margarine because we didn't have butter and they came out fine)

3/4 cup flour, plus extra for dusting

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes(if you don't like spicy I suggest cutting it in half or not putting it in at all)

1 tablespoon milk

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Put everything except the milk into a food processor. I didn't have one so i used a blender which worked just as well. Pulse it for about 5 seconds for 5 or 6 times, until the dough is coarse crumbs.

Add the milk and pulse until the dough forms a ball.

On a floured surface, roll out the dough until it is about an 1/8 of an inch thick. Cut the dough into 1-inch squares using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter. Put a little bit of flour onto the blade so that it doesn't stick to the dough.

Use a toothpick or the flat end of a skewer and poke a hole in the center of each square.

Place the crackers about 1/4 inch apart on parchment paper on a baking sheet.

This is a quick way to get super soft feet. Do it once a week and you'll have soft feet all summer long.

Take 2 cups of Epsom salt and put it in a bucket of warm water. Soak your feet for 20-30 minutes or until the water gets too cool to be comfortable. Take an old toothbrush and scrub your feet where the dry skin is located and it will come right off.

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My name is Lisa Ann and I live in a small town called Mooresville, North Carolina. Im a single mom to a beautiful baby girl named Aubree. She has congenital diaphragmatic hernia We have our ups and downs but so does everyone else. I’m just sharing mine with the world
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